Colton Sissons is surprise hero as Predators reach 1st Stanley Cup Final in team history

Colton Sissons is surprise hero as Predators reach 1st Stanley Cup Final in team history

Colton Sissons, a 23-year-old forward with 13 NHL goals to his name entering the playoffs … Add the absence of Mike Fisher, who was the team’s No. 2 center for long stretches this season, and Sissons was being pressed into a role he’s basically …

becoming the 18th of the 24 franchises to enter the NHL since the 1967-68 season to do so. The Predators can become the seventh expansion team to win the Stanley Cup on their first try when the Cup Final starts May 29 at the Pittsburgh Penguins or Ottawa …

The Anaheim Ducks were the last hope for the old guard in the Western Conference. With the Los Angeles Kings falling short of the playoffs, while the San Jose Sharks and Chicago Blackhawks got knocked out early, the baton was passed to the Ducks to be the …

Next week he will meet with his entire coaching staff and front office to prepare for the busy month ahead. While all this has been going on, Fletcher has been fielding calls from other teams. As he said last month, Fletcher has been “all ears.”